Pine Mountain Settlement School
Series 09: BIOGRAPHY – Staff
Olive Coolidge, PMSS Nurse Asst, 1941-1942
Correspondence with PMSS, Family, & Fiance
Also, Response to her PMSS Application
August through November 1941

TAGS: Olive Coolidge, Pine Mountain Settlement School, correspondence with PMSS, correspondence with family, Oggy to Bob correspondence, Western Union telegrams,  Glyn Morris, Robert C. Butman, Richard and Ruth Coolidge

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OLIVE COOLIDGE Correspondence 1941 August Applying to PMSS & Family Msgs. 1

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1 August 27, 1941. To Miss Olive D. Coolidge, Hinckley Farm, Nantucket, MA, from Glyn Morris, PMSS Director, responding to Coolidge’s “night letter” that she was interested in a position that he proposed in an August 12th letter. He will recommend her to the Board for confirmation. He asked for an arrival date, hoping she can fill in when nurse Grace Rood’s substitute is away. He suggests arranging a meeting with Rood before arrival for further information.

1a August 29, 1941. Western Union telegram to Robert C. Butman, ℅ Pan American Airways, Boston, MA, from “Dad (Richard Coolidge),” informing him that “Oggy left for Washington last night.”

2 August 30, 1941. Western Union telegram to Olive Coolidge, ℅ Sauchlin Currie in Washington, DC, from “Father and Mother” (Richard and Ruth Coolidge), reporting that PMSS accepts her application pending Board confirmation and giving her advice.

3 August 30, 1941. Western Union telegram to Olive Coolidge, Washington, DC, from “Bob” (Butman) in Jacksonville, FL, with his arrival information.

4 N.D. Handwritten draft of telegram message on the reverse side of a Western Union envelope; concerning meeting with Miss Rood and arrival date.

5 September 4, 1941. Western Union telegram to Olive Coolidge, Staunton, VA, from “Mother,” telling Olive that a position is open to her as assistant in the Department of Sociology, Wellesley.

6 September 4, 1941. Western Union telegram to Olive Coolidge, Staunton, VA, from Glyn Morris, stating preferable arrival date, pending Board approval.

6a DUPLICATE of image #5

7 September 5, 1941. Western Union telegram to Olive Coolidge, Staunton, Va, from “Tog and June,” encouraging her to choose the PMSS position: “valuable interesting experience in new setting, probably only such opportunity.”

8 September 7, 1941. Western Union telegram to Olive Coolidge, Staunton VA, from Glyn Morris. Due to delay in the Board confirmation, he suggests she arrive on August 8 “on unofficial appointment.” He provides travel instructions.

9 N.D. Handwritten draft of telegram message to Morris from Coolidge, concerning her arrival date.

9a September 9, 1941. Western Union telegram to Robert C. Butman, Pan American Mfg and Supply Co., Production Test Lab, Coral Gables, FL, from “Fiancy” (sic) Coolidge, sending birthday greetings.

10 November 14, 1941. Typewritten Western Union night telegram, To Miss Liva (Olive) Coolidge, PMSS, from “Bob” (Butman), Washington, DC, who will be in New York and asks Liva to wire her plans.

11 November 15, 1941. Western Union telegram to Robert C. Butman, Washington, DC, from “Oggy” (Olive), Harlan, KY, informing him of her possible days in Washington.

11a N.D. Handwritten drafts of telegram messages concerning meeting dates in Washington.

12 November 15, 1941. Western Union telegram to “Dearie” (Olive) at PMSS, from “Bob” (Butman), informing Olive of his travel decisions.

13 November 17, 1941 [date stamp]. Western Union telegram envelope with “Pine Mt., Ky.” address.

14 November 24, 1941. Western Union telegram to Robert C. Butman from “Oggy” (Olive), thanking him for the weekend.

Gallery: OLIVE COOLIDGE Correspondence 1941 August Applying to PMSS & Family Msgs. 1

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See Also:
OLIVE COOLIDGE Staff Biography
OLIVE COOLIDGE Photographs 1941-1942

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OLIVE COOLIDGE Correspondence Guide [in progress]